• Anand
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Topic: SOLVED: "Could not detect Windows version" error

I just downloaded the DriverPack BASE 6.06.1.  However, I am having trouble using it as I keep getting the "Could not detect Windows version" error message when I try to select an installation directory.

My directory structure is as follows:
C:\XPCD\Bâshrat the Sneaky - All the DriverPack stuff
C:\XPCD\FRESH_SP2 - A copy of my XP installation CD with SP2 integrated
C:\XPCD\RYANVM - The results of using the RyanVM Update pack with RyanVM's integrator on the FRESH_SP2 directory

I've tried putting C:\XPCD\FRESH_SP2, C:\XPCD\FRESH_SP2\I386, C:\XPCD\RYANVM, and C:\XPCD\RYANVM\I386.  No luck with any of them.   The log shows the following:

2006-07-02 23:47:53 : <GUI>  Changed Windows installation files location to C:\XPCD\FRESH_SP2\I386.
2006-07-02 23:47:53 : <ERR>  Could not detect Windows version: no IDENT files were found!

The RyanVM Integrator doesn't have a problem identifying the Windows version when I give it "C:\XPCD\FRESH_SP2" as its path.  It correctly identifies it as XP Corporate SP2.

Am I not using the correct path or am I missing a step somewhere?

I didn't have any problems using the previous version of the DriverPack software, if that makes a difference.

Thanks,
Anand

Last edited by Bâshrat the Sneaky (2006-07-26 03:37:59)

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Re: SOLVED: "Could not detect Windows version" error

I believe that currently the only form of OS identification that BASE is using is the ident files.  I'm fairly confident that this will change to include more precise methods of identification.

EDIT:  For the time being you could always manually copy over the appropriate ident files to your target directory.

Last edited by RogueSpear (2006-07-04 06:48:37)

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Re: SOLVED: "Could not detect Windows version" error

This is what my "RYANVM" directory looks like:

C:\XPCD\RYANVM>dir
 Volume in drive C is Puppet
 Volume Serial Number is 10CB-A1B3

 Directory of C:\XPCD\RYANVM

07/03/2006  06:08 PM    <DIR>          .
07/03/2006  06:08 PM    <DIR>          ..
08/23/2001  07:00 AM               110 AUTORUN.INF
07/03/2006  06:05 PM    <DIR>          I386
08/03/2004  06:56 PM         1,314,816 SETUP.EXE
08/23/2001  07:00 AM                10 WIN51IP
08/03/2004  08:07 PM                 2 Win51ip.sp2
               4 File(s)      1,314,938 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  117,343,293,440 bytes free

Are WIN51IP and WIN51IP.SP2 the "IDENT" files you are referring to?  I found this post and compared what it says there with my files and they look valid.

Unfortunately, I still get the error when I pick "C:\XPCD\RYANVM" in the path selection box sad 

Thanks for your help!
-Anand

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Re: SOLVED: "Could not detect Windows version" error

Those are indeed ident files.  You may want to also include "WIN51" which is an indicator of either Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.  This is mostly speculation, but I'm going to guess that Bâshrat the Sneaky is looking for that file as XP and 2003 share a lot in common when it comes to drivers.

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Re: SOLVED: "Could not detect Windows version" error

Bingo!  I copied WIN51IP to WIN51 and it detects it correctly now.  Thank you!

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Re: SOLVED: "Could not detect Windows version" error

A better method for detecting the Windows version will be used in the future! (Thanks to RogueSpear and Siginet for all information regarding those other methods. smile )

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